Marietje Schaake MEP on the export of dual-use technologies

Technologies can empower people, strengthen democratisation and promote and protect human rights. However, technology can also be used to repress people and to violate human rights. Reports show that European companies play a central role in the proliferation of dangerous surveillance and intrusion technologies around the world. These technologies have in the past been exported all over the world almost freely and research has shown that they have often been used to violate human rights and digital freedoms. Not only are these technologies detrimental to human rights, they also pose a significant threat to European strategic interests and our digital infrastructure.

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